Let Bidding Begin for the Bay Psalm Book From 1640
By JAMES BARRON Published: November 15, 2013 David N. Redden recited the opening of the 23rd Psalm the way he had memorized it as a child: “The Lord is my […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
India’s god of cricket retires
Source: Asia Times: “God” was the label stuck on Tendulkar during his 24 years of test cricket during much of which he was the world’s leading batsman, and one of the biggest success stories the past 50 years. And despite retiring amid recent struggles to get runs, and failing in […]
Existential Strife
Source: ET You may belong to any religion caste or creed — that has nothing to do with the business of the state. “In due course of time, Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims will cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal […]
Young and Educated in Europe, but Desperate for Jobs
Source NY Times: MADRID — Alba Méndez, a 24-year-old with a master’s degree in sociology, sprang out of bed nervously one recent morning, carefully put on makeup and styled her hair. Her thin hands trembled as she clutched her résumé on her way out of the tiny room where a […]
Killed While She was Black!
Source: NY Times. DETROIT — After a two-week investigation, the prosecutor here charged a white suburban homeowner on Friday with second-degree murder in the killing of an unarmed young black woman. The prosecutor rejected the man’s assertion that he had been acting in self-defense when he opened his front door […]
Purchased titles ‘tarnishing’ Malaysian royalty institution
For centuries, the Malay royal title “Datuk”— Malaysia’s equivalent of “Sir” — was a high honor that unlocked doors to the elite. But Datuks like K. Basil don’t feel so […]
No end in sight for Gaza crisis
Once again, the fate of Gaza is gaining importance as the failure of Palestinian reconciliation, coupled with the deep rift between Hamas and the new Egyptian rulers, is being felt […]
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi: Egyptian general is idolised for deposing former President Mohamed Morsi, but can his popularity last?
Could we ever have imagined, two and a half years ago, that we would witness the idolisation of General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi? BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Perhaps Egypt does […]
TERRORISTS DEFAMES PEACE-LOVING, PM NAWAZ SHARIF: THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Prime Minister says terrorists defamed peace-loving Islam November 15, 2013 – Updated 728 PKT From Web Edition ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the terrorists defamed Islam, which is a religion of peace, and lamented that innocent citizens are being subjected to extreme brutality. The prime minister said […]
Pastor Wolff campaigns for the Leipzig Mosque. Demands firm words from the politicians in favour of the Mosque construction.
The planned construction of a mosque in Leipzig provides explosive discussions. A citizens’ initiative was formed against the project. Pastor Wolff demands clear words from the politicians in favour of […]
Pig Head soaked in Blood thrown at Ahmadiyya Mosque Site in Germany!
Source: Daily Bild via Adeel of Germany. On Thursday, 14.11.2013 at about 11.00 clocks in the night fire rages for Georg Schumann road. Where is soon to be the first German Central mosque with minarets, The Ahmadiyya Muslim community Germany plans on the site in Gohlis to build a mosque […]
Pope Francis: his life is in danger from ?
Source: The Independent via Wasim Sr: Pope Francis’s life is in danger from ‘ndrangheta, Italy’s most feared crime group, a leading anti-mafia judge has claimed. Nicola Gratteri, a magistrate in the southern city of Reggio Calabria, near ‘ndrangheta’s heartland, has said the Pontiff’s crackdown on financial corruption in the Vatican, […]
Le Pen, Wilders hope to unite Europe-wide eurosceptic alliance
Rfi: The leaders of the Dutch and French far right launched an alliance to fight the European Union from within at a meeting on Wednesday in The Hague. Marine Le Pen of France’s Front National and Geert Wilders of the Netherlands Party for Freedom (PVV) hope to attract other parties to […]
Switzerland: LIVING IN LIMBO: Illegal teens struggle to get permits and jobs
by Patricia Islas, swissinfo.ch November 14, 2013 – 11:00 The children of illegal immigrants in Switzerland attend school without realising that they’re not supposed to be living here. But when […]
Sewage swamps Gaza streets as Egypt tunnel closures cut off power
GAZA, — Children waded through sewage submerging the streets of a central Gaza neighbourhood on Thursday, a day after one of the blockaded Palestinian enclave’s largest waste water treatment plants […]
Putin holds first talks with Assad in two years — Kremlin
AFP | Nov 14, 2013 | 21:53 MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his first telephone talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in two years, applauding Damascus for its willingness to attend a peace conference and destroy its chemical weapons, the Kremlin said. Putin “positively assessed” the […]
Commonwealth must not be ‘judgmental’: Sri Lanka President
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse said the Commonwealth must not be a “judgmental body” as he chaired a summit which has been dogged by a dispute over alleged war […]
Raids create job vacancies for Saudis
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE The government’s crackdown on illegal workers has left 20 percent of jobs vacant and available for legal expatriates and Saudis, an expert said here recently. Fadal Abu […]
Albanians oppose dismantling Syrian weapons
TIRANA, Albania: Thousands of Albanians demonstrated on Thursday against a reported plan for Syrian chemical weapons to be destroyed in their country. “No to chemical weapons!” the protesters chanted outside […]
Germany: Integration Debate: Parties Close in on Dual Citizenship Deal
By Charly Wilder spiegel.de For the first time in Germany, politicians seem close to a deal that would extend the right to dual citizenship to children of immigrants and naturalized […]